First case of convalescent plasma transfusion in a child with COVID-19-associated severe aplastic anemia

We present the case of a six-year-old girl with severe COVID-19, in whom SARS-CoV-2 was successfully eliminated after convalescent plasma transfusion. Children show a variable clinical course of COVID-19, from asymptomatic to critical. In our patient, we diagnosed COVID-19-associated aplastic anemia with severe pancytopenia. The correlation between SARS-CoV-2 infection with aplastic anemia remains unclear. At the beginning of the disease, we used antiviral drugs and immune modulators as therapy but without any positive results.
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research